Lubrizol

The Lubrizol Corporation is a 1928 founded American chemical company with headquarters in Wickliffe (Ohio ).

Company data

Since 2011 it belongs to the holding company Berkshire Hathaway of Warren Buffett. CEO is James L. Hambrick. The company's turnover in 2010 was 5.4 billion U.S. dollars, were employed around 6900 workers. Lubrizol has manufacturing facilities in 19 countries and sold in approximately 100 countries. The Lubrizol Germany GmbH is located in Ritterhude.

Production

Lubrizol has more than 12000 products in the range, especially lubricants, additives for fuels and industrial applications as well as other specialty chemicals. In October 2011, Lubrizol held 1,600 patents.

Accident in Rouen

In January 2013 there were Lubrizolwerk in Rouen in France a chemical accident. The gas methanethiol, also called methyl mercaptan, stepped out in a stinking cloud, which extended over more than 350 km in France and to England.